Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 262
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very effective. Heavy fired 8 rounds, only two up to range. Ammunition defective. Not much reply from the Boche. Duke of Connaught visited this HQrs. at 2 PM and later from Scharpenberg or rather Kemmell watched the bombardments. At night Major Bates and myself dined with Col. Baron Greuidl, Commanding 7th Belgian Regiment. Many of his officers present, and two Imperial Intelligence officers from 2nd Army. One of these officers was with a battalion in Dublin during the riots and gave us a very interesting account of the proceedings. Staff Capt. 41st Div. Artillery arrived at Reninghelst.
Sunday 5th November
Wrote letters during morning and evening. During afternoon called on Big. Gen. Vincent Commanding 10th Corps Heavy Artillery. He proved to be an officer I had met atLoosin December 1915. Visited Xth Corps HQrs. re move of 4th Aus Div Artillery; thence on to 2nd Army HQrs. Saw Major Walker Sora, secured a few maps I needed. An awful day – a bitterly cold hurricane wind. Staff Capt. 41st Div Arty with Capt. Forrest arranging re wagon lines. Relief is set down for night of 10th/11th, and 11th/12th. We are then due to entrain on 13th inst.
Monday 6th November
Colonel Cardew R.F.A acting as CRA 41st Division arrived with his Brigade Major. Together we went into position of batteries, etc., and showed him office records. A very wet miserable day.
Tuesday 7th November
With Major Oerty Staff Officer to Colonel Greuidl went to Belgian G.H.Q. at Houtem. General Sir F. Arnould KCMG took me around many of his gun positions. Halford accompanied me. We saw 75th, 4.2", 6" How. 8", 4.7" and 9.5" mortars. Gun emplacements were generally very good. Teeming wet day. Lunched at GHQ with the Chief of Staff. H.M. the King of Belgium is the Commander in Chief of his Army. We inspected the map and aeroplane photo sections. The Capt. in charge of the latter showed us a most interesting establishment, including a lantern show of several good photos. He gave me a few samples, including a good one of Ypres. I had also some panoramas given me, prepared by